Position:​ Communications Fellow

Location:​ 131 Cambridge St., Boston, MA

Reports to:​ Communications Director

Compensation: $15/hr

Duration: Approximately 12 weeks at 20 hours/week

Start Date:​ After 1/7/19*

End Date: Approximately 10-12 weeks after start depending on # of hours worked per week

*Exact dates are flexible.

**Applicants must be eligible for MassCEC internship program

Responsibilities:

Climate Action Business Association (CABA) addresses the climate crisis by organizing local business leaders to be more effective advocates on climate change. To do this, CABA works with our member businesses to increase their sustainability initiatives,  become more effective policy advocates, and build a stronger community.  

The Communications Fellow is responsible for managing social media and assisting with traditional media functions and website maintenance for CABA and our partner organization, Climate XChange. Management of social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, should be data-driven in order to strategically build an audience. Creativity and new ideas are highly encouraged.

You will work closely with our Communications Director to assist with website work and traditional media projects, such as writing press releases and articles for publication, ghost-writing emails and story pitches to reporters and editors, drafting our weekly newsletter, and calling media outlets on the phone.

Deliverables of the fellowship include independently carrying out an entire social media campaign, as well as writing and getting an article published in a media outlet.

Qualifications:

• Strong writing skills
• Experience posting from organizational social media accounts
• Creative
• Strong communication skills, including in-person, on the phone, and over email
• Able to work within a team
• Proactive
• Exceptional time management skills and ability to accomplish daily tasks independently

Preferred skills:

• WordPress experience
• Graphic design
• Video editing

Application Instructions:

Apply on our website. If you have any issues please email Amanda.Griffiths@cabaus.org.